The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

If life doesn't kill you, emptiness will. read more

• Thought Life Doesn Kill Emptiness

Be good and you will be lonely. read more

• Thought Good Lonely

You can accept reality, or you can persist in your purpose until reality accepts you. read more

• Thought Accept Reality Persist Purpose Accepts

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. read more

• Thought Pursuit Even Best Things Ought Calm Tranquil

Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can gratify it with at present serves but the more to inflame its insatiable desires. read more

• Thought Ambition Its Disappointments Sour Us Good Fortune Satisfy Appetite Grows Keener by Indulgence Gratify Present Serves More Inflame Insatiable Desires

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor. read more

• Thought Better Die Ten Thousand Deaths Wound Honor

True benevolence, or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation. read more

• Thought True Benevolence Compassion Extends Itself Whole Existence Sympathizes Distress Every Creature Capable Sensation

Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them. read more

• Thought Tradition Important Help History Its Statements Carefully Scrutinized Before Rely Them

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. read more

• Thought Plenty People Wish Become Devout Wishes Humble

Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body. As by the one, health is preserved, strengthened, and invigorated by the other, virtue which is the health of the mind is kept alive, cherished, and confirmed. read more

• Thought Reading Mind What Exercise Body by Health Preserved Strengthened Invigorated Virtue Which Alive Cherished Confirmed